~ In the finest critics one hears the full cry of the human. They tell one why it matters to read. ~
~ Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press. ~
~ Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform, and the church, not society, is the first target of divine criticism ~
~ A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car. ~
~ Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. ~
~ Contemporary criticism only represents the amount of ignorance genius has to contend with. ~
~ Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free. ~
~ Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame. ~
~ When the shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise, they ignore the fact that it is an economic support of every human right we possess and without it, all rights would soon disappear ~
~ A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation. ~
~ If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is to criticize, we should remember to praise ~
~ Now, in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are. ~